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The separation of a family of this ethnicity from their adopted daughter Maria Hertogh triggered anti-British riots. A book about this ethnicity’s “dilemma” was published by a leader who adopted the National Development Policy to reduce income inequality. Widespread postwar poverty among this majority ethnic group led to race riots in the 13 May incident. (10[2])Minimal quotas for people of this ethnicity were established for (-5[1])universities and public sector jobs as part of the non-Soviet New Economic Policy. This ethnicity is the largest one classified as “sons of the land,” or bumiputera. (10[1])One country named for this ethnicity (-5[1])split with a (10[1])Chinese-majority microstate in 1965 against the wishes of Lee Kuan Yew. (-5[1])For 10 points, (10[1])Singapore was expelled from a country named for what ethnic group? ■END■ (10[2]0[1])

ANSWER: Malay [or Orang Melayu; accept Malaysians; accept The Malay Dilemma or Dilema Melayu; prompt on bumiputera or bumiputra until “bumiputera” is read]
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